Review: Cataldo - Prison Boxing

Words // Adam Sharp

Talking Prison Boxing, Cataldo's latest album, has been one of the oddest endeavors over the last week or so.  Eric Anderson, the guy behind Cataldo, made the album available to the masses to hear just last week, but those who contributed to his Kickstarter project have had the album for almost 4 months as a reward for helping the album see proper release at all. So, you know, I'm talking about something that is new that I've had for 4 months. Whatever. Doesn't matter. The album is great.

Prison Boxing finds Eric Anderson at his most polished yet, crafting a heartfelt album of what he calls "break-up/soul searching jams." It's an album of varied paces, sounds and moods though remaining sincere and undeniably catchy throughout. I've found myself falling for each of the 9 songs at various times over the last 4 months, but at this very moment "Fog on the Glass" is my favorite offering from Prison Boxing. There's something about the anxiousness of the rhythm built by the drum clicks and pounding keys throughout that has been continually gaining access to (and taking over) my brain lately. That's the mark of a quality jam. 

Prison Boxing comes out physically on Tuesday, but you can head on over to Cataldo's Bandcamp page to take a listen to the whole thing and grab a digital copy now.  Make sure to poke around the rest of his catalog too - there's a lot to love on his previous releases as well. Enjoy.

Cataldo - Rock of Calvary

Video of "Deep Cuts", the lead track off Prison Boxing: